Citadel is an all-in-one email and collaboration system that includes email, calendars, address books, bulletin boards, instant messaging, and more. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Citadel on Debian latest in a few easy steps.
Before we start with the installation process, make sure that your system is up-to-date by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
First, you need to install the dependencies required for Citadel. Run the following command:
sudo apt-get install libical-dev libssl-dev libstdc++6 -y
Next, we need to download the Citadel package. Run the following command to download the latest Citadel package:
wget https://www.citadel.org/dl/citadel-902.tar.gz
Now that we have downloaded the Citadel package, let's extract it using the following command:
tar -xzf citadel-902.tar.gz
After extracting the package, navigate to the citadel directory and build the package using the following commands:
cd citadel-902
./configure
make
Once the package is built, install it by executing:
sudo make install
Finally, start the Citadel service using the following command:
sudo /usr/local/citadel/citadel
To access the Citadel web interface, go to the following URL in your web browser:
http://localhost:8080/webcit/
You will be prompted to create an administrator account. Follow the prompts to configure your Citadel server according to your needs.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured the Citadel email and collaboration server on Debian latest.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Citadel on a Debian latest. We hope that you found this tutorial helpful and that you enjoy using Citadel for email and collaboration needs. Feel free to explore the Citadel documentation to learn how to take full advantage of its features.
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